Gasly tops opening day of pre-season F1 testing in Bahrain

Pierre Gasly in an AlphaTauri topped the opening day of Formula One pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday with the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc filling out the top three. The three-day session is taking place at the same Sakhir circuit where the first race of the 2022 championship will be staged on March 20. Mercedes and Red Bull dominated the opening three-day test in Barcelona last month.

Times:1. Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri) 1:33.902 (103 laps) 2. Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) 1:34.359 (52), 3.

Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 1:34.531 (64), 4. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin) 1:34.736 (50), 5. Alexander Albon (THA/Williams) 1:35.070 (104), 6.

Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren) 1:35.356 (50), 7. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo) 1:35.495 (66), 8. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Aston Martin) 1:35.706 (39), 9.

George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 1:35.941 (60), 10. Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull) 1:35.977 (138), 11. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1:36.365 (62), 12.

Fernando Alonso (ESP/Alpine) 1:36.745 (24), 13. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine) 1:36.768 (42), 14. Guanyu Zhou (CHI/Alfa Romeo) 1:37.164 (54), 15.